Tunisia triggered a wave of protests that has been sweeping all over the north africa and the middle east since the early 2011. The arab spring of discontent einternational relations. Egyptian revolution, also known as arab spring or arab uprising, was a shock for international community because egypt has been seen as one of the strongest military state in north africa region. Tunisia was the country that gave hope to the arab spring optimists. The arab spring in tunisia forced ben ali from power, but the regime that was overthrown was actually. Wednesday, january 11, 2012 abstract tunisia triggered a wave of protests that has been sweeping all over the north africa and the middle east since the early 2011.
It is the birth pangs of a new order ugly in its development. Tunisia has been a model of successful democratic transition in the arab world since its revolution in 2011, despite socioeconomic difficulties, with other arab spring. Arab spring used their powers vehemently to crush the demonstrators and consequently the peaceful protesters also became violent. It is widely accepted that the events of the arab spring began in december 19, 2010 when a tunisian named. Jessie deeter reports, as part of a collaboration with the pulitzer center on. Tunisian revolutionarab spring research papers academia. The tunisian publics cry for democracy after decades of dictator rule spread to its middle eastern and north african neighbors. Nahid afrose kabir 1 he arab spring was a civil uprising mainly of arab youths in tunisia and egypt which commenced in december 2010 and january 2011 respectively. In egypt, libya, tunisia, and the republic of yemen, the.
Egypt, libya, syria, and yemen quickly emulated tunisia s example, giving hope to the citizens of those countries that major political and economic transformations were underway. Unfortunately, tunisia is now considered as an outlier of success from the arab spring. Change and purification are two key words you often hear nowadays among egyptian and tunisian journalists. The role of social media in the arab uprisings pew. The arab spring and the saudiled counterrevolution.
The common slogan of the protesters throughout arab spring was the people want to bring down the regime aissa, 2012. The endgame is a series of films exploring the fall of the gaddafi regime from the perspective of those who helped to bring it down al jazeera tv the long road to tripoli. Notwithstanding all the abovementioned academic work, recent research has yet to develop a systematic comparison of the wider arab spring region to investigate the general, structural. Unrest and uncertainty the big picture, the boston globes photoblog. It eventually led to a thorough democratisation of the country and to free and democratic elections. Spring was a movement of violent and violence less protests and civil wars started from tunis on december 18, 2010 and extended all over the arab world. But elections arent everything, and not everyone has. It set the motion in the socalled arab spring and successfully demonstrated that social and political transformation is possible without resorting to.
For he who is not embraced by a passion for life will dissipate into thin air, at. What does the arab spring imply for democratization theory. The arab spring was a series of prodemocracy uprisings that enveloped several largely muslim countries, including tunisia, morocco, syria, libya, egypt and. The arab spring started in tunisia in late 2010, when a selfimmolation of a street vendor in a provincial town of sidi bouzid sparked mass antigovernment protests. Saudis scramble in bid to contain regional unrest, p. Alternatives turkish journal of international relations to cite this special issue. The reasons and economic and political consequences of arab spring 43 egypt, where arab spring lasted longer, is one of the largest countries in africa with its advantages such as its location, tourism revenues and logistics moaddel, 2012. We al jazeera tv follow a group of libyan exiles as they sacrifice everything to return home for the final assault on tripoli.
Newspapers have made the greatest inroads here so far, with most offering at least some form of digital content, while still maintaining print versions for. Egyptian military is not only in charge of the defence of the country but also. In the post arab spring, liberalized environment, entrepreneurs were no longer afraid of entering parliament. The tunisian revolution as a catalyst to the arab spring. Case studies of tunisia and egypt abdulsattar, tammam omer msc. The arab spring in egypt religious literacy project. A year ago, a tunisian fruitseller set himself on fire after being humiliated by a police officer. Why tunisia is the one lasting success of the arab spring. Later, similar rebellions followed in libya, bahrain, syria and yemen. They also wanted more democracy, and end to corruption, and economic opportunity. To sum up, the stress of the arab spring has reignited the need for unity, this time under the auspices not of the fractious and divided arab kamrava 17macfarquhar. It began in response to oppressive regimes and a low standard of living, starting with protests in tunisia noueihed, 2011.
Click download or read online button to get tunisia and the arab spring book now. These optimists see fallout from the arab spring and claim that all liberal democratic revolutions have been bloody and violent. Tunisians rose up after a fruit seller set fire to himself credit. Country by country following the fall of leaders in tunisia, egypt, libya and yemen, unrest has. Arab spring, islamism political islam, arab world, tunisia and social constructivism academic discipline and subdisciplines. In december 2010, protests began against the autocratic government in the northern african country of tunisia. In tunisia, an elected assembly has produced the most liberal political groundrules in the arab. Hundreds of thousands of tunisians took to the streets calling for an end to authoritarian rule. By early 2011 they had spread into what became known as the arab spring a wave of protests, uprisings, and unrest that spread. The series of revolutions that marked the arab world toppled dictators and transformed the map of the region, inspiring hope for permanent change in the middle east.
Arab american news outlets find they must compete with this abundance of online content in order to evolve alongside readers who are increasingly turning to the internet for information. The economics of the arab spring and its aftermath world bank. A case study of revolution in north africa and the. It set the motion in the socalled arab spring and successfully demonstrated that social and political transformation. Tunisia and the arab spring powerpoint, available in the carolina k12 database of k12 resources. The russian government, like its counterparts in the west, the middle east, and elsewhere, was caught off guard by the outburst of arab uprisings beginning in january 2011 that swept away longruling authoritarian regimes in tunisia, egypt, libya, and it appears yemen, and have threatened to topple those in bahrain and syria. Causes of the arab spring causes of the arab spring may be described as following. Thi s researc h articl e attempts to scrutinize the nature and cause s of the ara b uprising s which too k people by surpris e globall y throughou t 2011 and int o 2012. In egypt, protests and strikes began on january 25, 2011 national police day and lasted for 18.
Arab spring in tmisia and egypt 53 in this paper i focus on the arab spring outbreaks in tunisia and egypt and document how disenfranchised youth took advantage of emerging wired technological formats in their respective countries to create mediated communities, networks and identities that decolonized. Arab spring research guide and notes sheet introduction. The arab spring was caused by a multitude of factors economic, political, social, cultural and religious, but its origins also lay in belief. The only country to emerge from the arab spring with anything close to a democracy, tunisia has become a beacon of hope for the arab world. The roots and causes of the 2011 arab uprisings kamal eldin osman salih abstract. In egypt, protests and strikes began on january 25, 2011 national police day and lasted for 18 days, bringing. While the activities of his family business were mainly located in libya, he returned to tunisia in 2011 to create a new political party, the free patriotic union upl.
Arab spring, tunisia, economic impact, synthetic control methodology. It describes the chain of events that took place and their geographical spread all over the country. Beginning in december 2010, antigovernment protests rocked tunisia. Tunisia and the arab spring download ebook pdf, epub. Pdf this chapter studies the different concepts, notions and visions of the civil state in the postarab spring countries of tunisia, egypt and libya find, read. Postrevolution tunisia attempts painful transition to democracy the pbs newshour feb. Democratization theory and the arab spring journal of. As protest and revolution shake the arab world, this series of films document the arab awakening, offering fresh insights into what happened and why.
Arab spring, egypt, revolution, social media, tunisia. And their night will then begin to fade, and their chains break and fall. European commission press release details page brussels, 16 december 2011 since the first demonstrations in tunisia in december 2010, a wave of popular discontent has shaken the arab world, with people calling for dignity, democracy, and social justice. View tunisian revolution arab spring research papers on academia. The reasons and economic and political consequences of. Causes, consequences, and implications if, one day, a people desire to live, then fate will answer their call. This report highlights the episodes, which led to the commonly called arab spring that originated in tunisia. European commission press releases press release the. In this article, we first reexamine the relationship between democracy and the twin tolerations in the worlds muslimmajority countries that are democraciesindonesia, turkey, senegal and tunisia, as well as in muslimminority india. Arab media during the arab spring in egypt and tunisia. Despite the unexpected magnitude of these uprisings, the eu has been quick to recognise the challenges. Egyptian revolution, also known as arab spring or arab uprising, was a shock for international community because egypt has been seen as one of the. Tunisia and egypt, others are teetering on the edge. Zulkuf aydin sep 2015, 108 pages arab spring is a political concept that spread widely in the media and academic art publications.
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